Do you save seeds? I don’t really…at least not anymore. Most times I lop off the dead flowers, or don’t let the plant flower at all depending on what it is. I never really gave it much thought. This weekend as I was removing a pile of dried chive blossoms I had on my counter [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Jun 27
Hash: Now we’re gettin’ fancy
This is a potato, carrot and zucchini pancake “nest” recipe from the April 2009 issue of Better Homes and Gardens. I added bacon (of course) and used the beautiful red lettuce from this week’s garden harvest, as well as the mustard flowers that are in bloom. Have you had a mustard flower? They are absolutely [...]
Jun 20
Hash: The Father’s Day Edition
The ultimate in what a hash made from leftovers can be: perhaps not the prettiest, or easiest to eat (Jeffery’s criticism) but man it was tasty. Sweet potato fries, leftover belgua lentil chili, feta and a poached egg. Tabasco sauce added with wild abandon. Happy Father’s Day!!
Jun 16
How to attract cats to your garden
Build it and they will come. Since adding the hoops and plastic to one of my raise beds, it’s become the favorite lounge destination for cats all over the neighborhood. They love the sauna like experience it creates apparently. That black and white cat? The one so tenderly spooning my tomatoes? Not my cat. That other [...]
Jun 14
Weekend Hash: Garlic scape edition
Have you seen garlic scapes at your farmer’s market? They are basically the stem and would eventually be the seed head of the garlic plant. They are snipped off to make sure that the plant’s energy is sent to forming the garlic bulb instead of being sucked away for a flower. A lot of people [...]